Old habits die hard.That adage is particularly true, many medical researchers say, when it comes to doctors who are resolutely spurred by years of training to order every conceivable diagnostic test available that might detect any spread of breast cancer in a patient...
Breslin & Breslin, P.A.
Fluoroquinolone antibiotics: Potency demands proper prescribing
The class of antibiotic medications called fluoroquinolones serves an important role in the drug arsenal against serious illnesses and infections, with such drugs standing ready as the big guns in a second-line defense aimed at killing off life-threatening infections...
State legislators spar over bill that would restrain pets in cars
For some people, it might appropriately be called a pet peeve, namely, seeing other vehicles flash by with noticeably unrestrained animals -- usually dogs -- hanging halfway out windows, jumping over seats or clearly engaging the attention of their owners while those...
OSHA targets slip-and-fall accidents in nursing homes nationwide
Nursing homes in New Jersey and elsewhere across the country are comparatively dangerous places to work.Slip-and-fall injuries are a major cause of accidental death in the United States.When those two facts are considered together, it is quite easy to see why...
Patron’s timely intervention in New Jersey waterslide mishap noted
Crystal Springs Resort, the owner and managing operator of the Mountain Creek Waterpark in Vernon, is likely concerned with issues relating to both premises liability and product liability in the aftermath of an accident that occurred at the park in mid-summer.That...
Risperdal product liability outcome deemed a “landmark settlement”
Calling it a "landmark settlement," one state attorney general from among 35 other s pitted against New Jersey-based pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) lauds the recent settlement between J&J and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which...
Op-ed piece says that breast cancer group misleads on mammography
As this blog has noted for readers in select prior posts, the practice of women dutifully receiving a yearly mammogram from a relatively early age has become progressively criticized in recent years. In fact, numerous studies and critics now repeatedly surface to...
Newark, Jersey City not optimal locales for avoiding car collisions
Few polls or surveys are infallible, with most people being well aware that stated conclusions on just about anything have a margin of error in them that must be accounted for.So, take the following with the proverbial grain of salt if you're a New Jersey resident,...
Study probes effect of nurse burnout on medical errors
In one of our recent blog posts (please see our August 14 entry), we referenced the staffing levels and policies in New Jersey nursing homes, noting the obvious nexus that exists between an inadequate level of trained staff members on hand and a heightened degree of...
Report: J&J settles first round of DePuy ASR hip implant suits
Multiple news sources are reporting that persons closely familiar with the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) DePuy ASR hip implant litigation say that the New Jersey-based pharmaceutical giant has reached settlements with three plaintiffs in the first product liability...
